South Georgia Times

There were 3,041 second grade students enrolled in Lowndes County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.9% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Sallas Mahone Elementary School welcomed the largest number of second grade students among county schools, registering 364 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Lowndes County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Lowndes County ranked 22nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 38,025 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 22nd the year before.

According to the Georgia Department of Education, over 1.6 million students were enrolled in Georgia's public schools during the 2021-22 school year. The state boasted a diverse and closely distributed student body across grade levels, with roughly 44% of the students in elementary, 24.5% in middle school, and 31.5% in high schools.

The state also registered an ethnically diverse student body, with 34.4% of the students identified as white, 36.5% as Black, 17.1% as Hispanic, and 4.5% as Asian.

School name	# of 2nd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Sallas Mahone Elementary School	364	17.8%	2,045
Westside Elementary School	307	17.6%	1,747
S.L. Mason Elementary School	302	17.8%	1,696
Dewar Elementary School	278	17.1%	1,628
W.G. Nunn Elementary School	277	16.5%	1,680
Hahira Elementary School	230	15.2%	1,509
J. L. Lomax Elementary School	204	18.8%	1,084
Lake Park Elementary School	201	17%	1,181
Scintilla Charter Academy	200	14.1%	1,420
Pine Grove Elementary School	189	15.7%	1,202
Clyattville Elementary School	169	14.7%	1,151
Moulton-Branch Elementary School	167	15.8%	1,057
Pinevale Elementary School	153	14.6%	1,045